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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Seventh Semester B.Tech Degree Regular and Supplementary Examination December 2021 (2015 Scheme)

Course Code: ME403
Course Name: ADVANCED ENERGY ENGINEERING
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PARTA
Answer any three full questions, each carries 10 marks. Marks
1 a) Elaborate on the future demand of fossil fuels as conventional energy source. (5)
b) With the help of a schematic explain the components of a nuclear power plant. (5)

2 a) List the advantages and disadvantages of a hydro power plant over thermal (4)
power plant.
b) Explain about the construction and working of ೩ hydro power plant with the (6)
help of a neat layout.
3 a) With the help of a neat sketch, explain the working and construction of central (10)

receiver type solar thermal electric power plant with heliostat.

4 a) With aneat sketch explain the working of solar flat plate collector. (7)
b) List the different types of focussing type solar collectors. (3)
PART ‏تا‎

Answer any three full questions, each carries 10 marks.
5 9) With a neat schematic show the construction of a horizontal axis wind energy (6)
conversion system and explain its working.
b) Explain briefly about solar-wind hybrid systems. (4)
6 ച Elaborate on the construction and working of the different types of vertical axis (10)
wind mills with sketches.
7 ஐ Explain the construction and working of Janta (non-floating type) bio gas plant (6)
with the help of a neat sketch.
b) Discuss briefly about the different steps involved in the conversion of biomass (4)

to biogas in a digester.

8 8) Explain any one method of bio-chemical conversion of biomass. (5)
b) Discuss briefly about the trans-esterification process. (3)
c) Distinguish between pyrolysis and gasification process. (2)

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